Kilt hose observations

[Arlen]

Absolutely true, Greg. I've had some cheap hose that I sorely wish I'd never bought. They just don't look good at all.
You're right in saying they can bring down an otherwise wonderful outfit, and that's a shame.
Your grey hose from Freedom Kilts are great. They don't just look good, they look like they feel good to wear.


Admittedly, Diane's got me spoiled now so even the good hose I've bought pale a little.
I'd advise anyone who can save up their pennies to go to someone, ANYONE who can hand knit hose and get a pair for special occasions.
They're fitted just to you! Like a good kilt!

[McMurdo]

I'd advise anyone who can save up their pennies to go to someone, ANYONE who can hand knit hose and get a pair for special occasions.
They're fitted just to you! Like a good kilt!

How right you are Arlen, last night was the RSCDS Tartan Ball I wore my Isle of Skye and my PC with the Isle of Skye hose that Diane knit for me. The hose garnered all the compliments, also with somewhere around 300 people attending there were only 3 of us with Argyll hose, many of the gents seemed to fade into the background because they were wearing off white hose.

I will be posting pictures and a wee report of the evenings festivities once I a home from work.

In short a good quality pair of hose can make an outfit, if you do not want to go hand knit then I would suggest the Hawick sock company, I have 4 pair from them each one are a pleasure to wear and I find myself building an outfit around them.

[Nanook]

if you do not want to go hand knit then I would suggest the Hawick sock company

Harwick seems to be a mixed bag. I have some pairs of heavy cashmere/silk (50/50) hose and socks from them that are absolutely wold class. Most of the socks I've more recently seen in shops, by contrast, seem nice but common polywool (and vastly inferior to my "more common" hose from Hose of Edgar). At the other end , however, I've heard that they've taken to make some socks of out Vicuna wool-- not that I've ever buy a pair. Corgi is another company that have made some fine kilt hose over the years but today seems to offer a mixed bag (from high end to mass market).